ED5224 - Curriculum 2

Credit points:	06
Year:	2008
Student Contribution Band:	Band 4
Administered by:	School of Education

Available only to students enrolled the Graduate Diploma of Education (One to Ten)[33506T O 33506]and Master of Teaching [34604]. Subject must be taken with ED5228:06.

This subject views school curricula as an integrated dynamic based on the four core elements of literacy, numeracy, futures orientation and life skills. The Key Learning Areas of the national curriculum that provide critical focus for study in this subject are English, the Arts and Studies of Society and Environment. Students will develop their own theoretical and practical concepts and skills in planning integrated curriculum with reference to current initiatives in curriculum theories and development.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate competence to recognise, locate and select appropriate content for use in the development of curriculum activities from the focus KLAs;
• recognise, interpret and critique the diversity of resources that are available for use by students with different needs;
• explore a range of curriculum models that present different perspectives on curriculum development and delivery, including Indigenous perspectives;
• work collaboratively to plan integrated curriculum which references curriculum goals and models.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Corequisites:	ED5228
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	ED3190 and ED3194 and ED2194

Availabilities
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 05-Sep-2008
Coordinator:	Dr Michelle Lasen
Lecturers:	Dr Hilary Whitehouse, Dr Reesa Sorin, Dr Michelle Lasen.
Contact hours:	39 hours lectures 39 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	includes component from social and environmental education, the arts and english (50%); includes component from social and environmental education, the arts and english (50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.